IBSTPI Code of Ethics

Copyright Guidelines:
The IBSTPI® Code of Ethics for Learning and Development Professionals (Principles and Ethical Responsibilities), whether in English or another language, is covered by copyright laws and intellectual property standards. Therefore, should you wish to share and/or distribute the Code with anyone, in any format (digital, paper copies, etc.), you must seek permission from IBSTPI® to do so.
The IBSTPI® Code of Ethics, containing the associated principles and ethical responsibilities, is not to be published in any form, on any public, private, or internal websites that can be accessed by any member of the public, inside or outside of your organization, without prior explicit permission from IBSTPI®.

Purchasing or accessing this personal copy of the IBSTPI® Code of Ethics does not constitute permission to adopt it across your organization, with others you are associated with, or with your own clients.

You may only use the IBSTPI® Code of Ethics for your own personal use. This does NOT allow you to post the Code, or any part of it, in venues where others can access or read the stated principles or ethical responsibilities.

ALL non-personal, external uses require the user (purchaser of this IBSTPI® Code of Ethics) to register with IBSTPI® as a user and negotiate permission to copy, distribute, post, etc. prior to the release of any information within the IBSTPI® Code of Ethics. This negotiation may include determining a royalty agreement.

Guidelines for Authors, Researchers, and Learners:
We welcome authors, researchers, and learners to make reference to, or use, the IBSTPI® Code of Ethics in their work. Research papers, professional presentations, theses, and dissertations have drawn on IBSTPI® standards, some using them, with permission, as instrumentation for research.

We acknowledge that ongoing research by other scholars is necessary to continue the discourse that validates as well as challenges the characterization of professional practice. General references to IBSTPI® works (e.g., books, Standards Sets, the Code of Ethics, etc.) should be made in the appropriate citation format (i.e., APA) for your work.

However, it is compulsory for authors and researchers (including students) to contact IBSTPI® about their intended uses to replicate all or any portion of the IBSTPI® Code of Ethics. The negotiation with IBSTPI® will include a description of your work context (for-profit/non-profit, education, research, etc.), how and how much of the principles and ethical responsibilities are intended to be used by requestors, and publication and/or research plans.

Based on the request, IBSTPI® will provide specific guidelines as to the use and subsequent publication of the principles and ethical responsibilities and may suggest a payment or royalty, as appropriate.

Reprinting of and using the IBSTPI® Code of Ethics, beyond personal uses, without permission is a violation of copyright law and intellectual property standards.

We invite those who reference or use the IBSTPI® Code of Ethics in their work to share results and references to publications and presentations, etc. so that we can highlight them on the IBSTPI® website. Contact us here.